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Assembly (continued)
Support Fitting
Fig. 2-6
Fig. 2-7
Fig. 2-8
Fig. 2-9
INSTALLING THE HARNESS
Always use the shoulder harness when using the
cutting blade to avoid serious personal injury.
1. Push the strap through the center of the buckle.
2. Pull the strap over the cross bar and down through
the slot in the buckle (Fig. 2-6).
3. Put the harness on over head and onto shoulder.
Snap it on to the support fitting (Fig. 2-7).
4. Adjust length to fit the operator’s size. Pull tab to
lengthen, pull strap to shorten (Fig 2-8).
REMOVE THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT
NOTE: To make removing or installing the cutting
blade or cutting attachment easier, place the unit
on the ground or on a work bench.
The gear housing gets hot with use and can
result in injury to the operator. When the unit is
turned off it remains hot for a short time. Do not
touch the gear housing until it has cooled.
1. Align the shaft bushing hole with the locking rod
slot and insert the locking rod into the shaft bush-
ing hole (Fig. 2-9).
2. Hold the locking rod in place by grasping it next to
the boom of the unit (Fig. 2-10).
3. While holding the locking rod, remove the cutting
attachment by turning it clockwise off of the out-
put shaft (Fig. 2-11). Store the cutting attachment
for future use.
REMOVE THE OLD CUTTING ATTACHMENT
SHIELD
The cutting attachment shield installed on the
unit MUST be removed and the cutting attach-
ment mount provided with the Blade Kit installed
when operating the unit as a brushcutter.
Remove the cutting attachment shield from the gear
housing by the removing the three (3) bolts and nuts
with a 7/16 wrench (Fig. 2-12). Keep the hardware to
use while installing the new cutting attachment shield
mount.
Shaft Bushing Hole
Locking Rod
Slot
Output Shaft Bushing
Locking Rod
Output Shaft
